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- There's James, Joseph, Andrew, Geneva, Annie Mae, William, Lucinda, David, Talmudge, my grandmother says. All together my mama gave birth to thirteen children. Our heads spin at the thought of that many brothers and sisters. Three died as babies, she says, but only a little of the spinning stops.There's Levonia, Montague, Iellus, Hallique, Valie Mae, Virdie and Elora on my daddy's side. We can't help but laugh each time our daddy tells us the names of his brothers and sisters. His ow name, Gunnar sends us laughing all over again. Gave their kids names that no master could ever take away. What about Bob or Joe? Hope wants to know.What aboutJohn or Michael? Or something real normal, like Hope? Hope is not normal my sister says. Not for a boy. I think your name is a mistake. Maybe they meant to name you Virdie. I'm the great Hope of the family, my brother says. Just like Grandpa Hope. Just like Hope the Dope, my sister says back. Keep up the arguing, my grandfather says, I'll take you both down to city hall. People be happy to call you Talmudge and Vallie Mae.
- Family names
- I chose his poem because my great great grandpa was a slave. Slaves take the last name of their owner and this owners last name was Steele. My grandpa escaped through the underground railroad and found the land some of my family lives on in mount Gilied NC. The name was passed down through a line of boys from there. Now it has come to an end with my end of the family my cousin will carry it on.
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